Last week, we embarked on our family vacation to Cancun and the Riviera Maya to be exact. I have been to Cancun a couple other times and remember how beautiful it was but this time, we opted to stay about an hour outside of Cancun at the Barcelo Maya Palace Hotel in Riviera Maya. This resort is part of the entire Barcelo hotel complex so to say it is massive in size is an understatement. There were some advantages to[Read more]
If you are a full time working mom like me, you are probably thinking “Yeah right! There is no such thing as balance. I’m just trying to get from one day to the next and get a little sleep here and there:)” I’m here to tell you it is possible and it is so vital to our overall heath and well-being. Don’t get me wrong. Anyone who knows me well can attest to the fact that I work too much[Read more]
I first heard of pop-up museums about a year ago when I saw some bloggers and celebrities posting about this place called Happy Place. As a mom of a pre-teen daughter, it looked appealing as something she might enjoy, especially with her newfound affection for Instagram and getting the perfect pic but wasn’t really sure what it was entirely. Shortly thereafter, I saw an ad for another pop-up museum in the LA area called Candytopia. Knowing both my daughter and[Read more]
Growing up, I was always the cautious, conservative girl and in a lot of ways, that is still the same today. I held back from trying many things because I was always fearful. In some ways, it served me well because I never got involved in anything too dangerous or harmful but, in other ways, it held me back from experiencing new things. Don’t get me wrong. I definitely stepped out of my comfort zone at times. I was the[Read more]
If each one of us looked back on all of the life changing moments in our lives, I bet that we would instantly remember the anxiety and angst that came with so many of those changes. As humans, we are creatures of habit for a reason. For the most part, we don’t like change! Change can be scary and brings with it the fear of the unknown. Now, going back to those memories, I bet you can also conjure up[Read more]
When our children are born, we know from that very first moment that we want to give them the world. We spend their first year full of hope and wonder about who they will become. As the toddler years approach, we find ourselves shifting from awe and amazement to just trying to keep meltdowns and time-outs to a minimum. The elementary school years are when we really start to see their character come through. We see this in how they[Read more]